A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China.

Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.

Dec. 1: Canadian authorities arrest Meng at Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 airport while she is en route from Hong Kong to Mexico, after an extradition request from the Americans. The news becomes public on Dec. 5.

Dec. 6: China demands Canada release Meng and 91裸聊视频渋mmediately correct the mistake91裸聊视频� officials made in arresting her. The Chinese also say they were not briefed on the reasons for Meng91裸聊视频檚 arrest.

In Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Meng91裸聊视频檚 case is part of an independent legal process with no outside political influence.

Dec. 7: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada91裸聊视频檚 envoy to China has briefed Chinese officials about Meng91裸聊视频檚 case. She declines to comment on suggestions from analysts and former diplomats that China will likely retaliate by jailing Canadians.

In Vancouver, Meng appears in court, where allegations of fraud are laid out. The U.S. alleges Meng misled American banks in a bid to get around American sanctions on Iran.

Dec. 8: Canada91裸聊视频檚 ambassador to China, John McCallum, is summoned to a meeting with China91裸聊视频檚 assistant foreign minister so the country can register complaints about Meng91裸聊视频檚 arrest. 91裸聊视频淐hina strongly urges the Canadian side to immediately release the detained Huawei executive 91裸聊视频� or face grave consequences that the Canadian side should be held accountable for,91裸聊视频� the assistant minister, Le Yucheng, says in a statement.

Dec. 9: China summons the American ambassador to China to lodge similar complaints about Meng91裸聊视频檚 case and demand the U.S. rescind the order for her arrest.

Dec. 10: Chinese authorities arrest two Canadian men. Michael Kovrig, , and entrepreneur Michael Spavor. Kovrig91裸聊视频檚 arrest becomes public on Dec. 11. Spavor91裸聊视频檚 becomes public on Dec. 12.

Meanwhile, China91裸聊视频檚 vice premier, with responsibility for the domestic economy, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talk about the ongoing tariff battle between the two countries.

Dec. 11: In the morning, Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, tells reporters it is 91裸聊视频渁bsolutely false91裸聊视频� to assume a political motive behind the Meng91裸聊视频檚 arrest.

Later in the day, Meng . In an affidavit submitted for a bail hearing, Meng, 46, details a lifetime of health issues, including thyroid cancer, sleep apnea and high blood pressure.

The day ends with U.S. President Donald Trump telling Reuters in an interview that he would 91裸聊视频渃ertainly intervene91裸聊视频� in Meng91裸聊视频檚 case 91裸聊视频渋f I thought it was necessary91裸聊视频� to help forge a trade deal with China.

Dec. 12: China91裸聊视频檚 foreign ministry says it has no information about Kovrig, but says the organization he worked with 91裸聊视频� the International Crisis Group 91裸聊视频� was not registered in China, making its activities in the country illegal.

The Liberals spend the day outlining how the extradition process will work, reiterating that it is an independent process. Trudeau reaffirms Canada91裸聊视频檚 commitment to the rule of law, 91裸聊视频渞egardless of what goes on in other countries.91裸聊视频� Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she takes her 91裸聊视频渆xtradition responsibilities and obligations very seriously91裸聊视频� and that the final decision on extraditions lies with her. Freeland warns any comments made in the United States could be used by Meng91裸聊视频檚 lawyers before Canadian courts, which would have to judge their relevance in deciding whether to follow through on the American extradition request.

Dec. 13: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer accuses Trudeau of taking a 91裸聊视频渘aive approach91裸聊视频� to China, leaving Canada without 91裸聊视频漷he leverage that we might otherwise have91裸聊视频� to resolve the situation. He calls on Trudeau to reach out to the highest levels of the Chinese government.

Earlier in the day, Trump91裸聊视频檚 trade adviser, Peter Navarro, says the arrests of the two Canadians were plainly a response to Meng91裸聊视频檚 arrest: 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the Chinese playbook and again the problem we always have with China is when we launch legitimate concerns over whatever it is, China comes back and does these kinds of actions.91裸聊视频�

China91裸聊视频檚 foreign ministry says Kovrig and Spavor have been detained on suspicion of 91裸聊视频渆ndangering national security.91裸聊视频�

Dec. 14: Canadian officials are granted consular access to Kovrig, and McCallum meets with him in Beijing. Meng91裸聊视频檚 case comes up during a meeting between Freeland and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with the two agreeing that no politics be injected into the extradition process. Pompeo publicly calls on China to release Kovrig and Spavor.

In an interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau says Canada will shortly be granted consular access to Spavor.

Dec. 16: Canadian diplomats in China are granted consular access to Spavor.

Dec. 19: Global Affairs Canada says a third Canadian has been detained in China. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has no reason to believe the case is linked to the detention of Kovrig and Spavor.

The Canadian Press

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